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From Maurice E. Pitcher to Mr. Colgan
[page 1]
Independence, Mo.
Sunday, Nov the 6th 1864
Mr. Colgin.
Through the request of your son Willie I write to you, to let you know his whereabouts. He came into this state with Genl. Price�s army. he staid all night with us on the 21st of Oct.--he is looking quite well,--was well dressed--, and indeed he had no appearance of being �one of Price�s starved to death, rag-muffins�. Price�s army remained in this place only one night.--They had a series of battle�s from little blue (in this country) until within a few miles of Fort Scott, and

On November 6, 1864, Maurice E. Pitcher writes from Independence, Missouri to Mr. Colgan. Pitcher states that he saw Colgan's son Willie on October 21 when he came into Missouri with Gen. Price's army: ""he is looking quite well…he had no appearance of being 'one of Price's starved to death, rag-muffins.'"" He says that Price's men ""had a series of battles from little blue (in this county) until within a few miles of Fort Scott, and you may well imagine they had a series of successes.""

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From Maurice E. Pitcher to Mr. Colgan
[page 1]
Independence, Mo.
Sunday, Nov the 6th 1864
Mr. Colgin.
Through the request of your son Willie I write to you, to let you know his whereabouts. He came into this state with Genl. Price�s army. he staid all night with us on the 21st of Oct.--he is looking quite well,--was well dressed--, and indeed he had no appearance of being �one of Price�s starved to death, rag-muffins�. Price�s army remained in this place only one night.--They had a series of battle�s from little blue (in this country) until within a few miles of Fort Scott, and